Tag: 2017

AUSTIN, Texas—Several professionals in video surveillance—bringing expertise in verification, data storage, consumer video and professional video—gathered here at Security Systems News' third annual Cloud+ to discuss how the cloud will impact camera technologies. Larry Folsom, president of cloud-based verification platform provider I-View Now, led the session as its moderator. Brandon Reich, surveillance business leader for Pivot3, Leon Tan, head of Works with Nest partnerships...

This afternoon, I landed in San Diego to attend this year's Honeywell CONNECT conference. Below you'll find an overview of educational sessions I've attended and key themes and technologies highlighted throughout the conference. Be sure to check back as I'll be updating it for each day of the event. Saturday, Nov. 11 In CONNECT 2017's third general session, Michael Flink, president of Honeywell Security and Fire who flew in the previous night to address the event's attendees,...

John Baranski II, 28 Senior physical security specialist, BNY Mellon Pittsburgh Although John Baranski II is the youngest SSN “20 under 40” End User Class of 2017 award winner, he has accomplished quite a lot in his career thus far. While earning a degree in criminology, Baranski served in the Army National Guard, and did a deployment to Afghanistan his senior year. “I have always had an interest in security and when I got home from my deployment, I wanted to get...

Rahul Bhardwaj, 37 VP information security, FIS Global Jacksonville, Fla. As VP of Information Security for FIS Global, a global financial services technology company, Rahul Bhardwaj wears many hats. “I also go by the title of regional security officer for our entire India and Philippines region, where we have close to 16,000 employees in these two countries,” he explained. “I have a country lead who reports to me, and I manage the day-to-day security operations for...

Jessica Borst, 33 Security specialist - financial and data analyst/physical security services project manager, Ferguson Newport News, Va. Jessica Borst first started working at Ferguson in 2006 as an administrative employee and her role has changed to cover various aspects for the company. Ferguson is a wholesale supplier for various markets, including plumbing, HVAC, lighting and waterworks, among others. Within Ferguson's security program Borst works with the company's field...

Matt Cain, 38 Senior investigator—corporate security, Verizon New York Working as the senior investigator for one of the largest telecommunications providers in the world is something that Matt Cain said has been very rewarding. “Originally, I wanted to be in law enforcement but I took a position in LP catching shoplifters while going to college and never looked back,” he explained. “The more I learned about the industry, the more I learned I had a niche and I...

Rob Creedon, 36 Assistant secretary for security and emergency management, MassDOT Boston The Massachusetts Department of Transportation covers different aspects of public transit within the state and it's where Rob Creedon first got started in the security industry. Creedon's department handles security and emergency management for the five divisions of MassDOT: the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the Registry of Motor Vehicles, the highway division, the aeronautics...

Michael Glasser, 34 North America security consulting manager, Microsoft Global Security/LMC Consulting Redmond, Wash. Michael Glasser has always been around security. But his father, who has been working in security in Brooklyn, N.Y., for more than 40 years, told him as a kid—“Don't be an alarm guy; go work in computers.” “So I started studying computers but the dot-coms fell and I couldn't get a decent job, so I started doing what I knew how to do, which...

Dave Harben, 35 Enterprise leader of asset protection, Ascena Retail Group Pataskala, Ohio As the enterprise leader of asset protection for Ascena Retail Group, Dave Harben works with a team to oversee a total of 4,800 stores. “My responsibility is leading a team of territory AP leaders as we basically develop and execute programs that build awareness, safety and integrity across our company. These roles are fairly new—they started back in January,” Harben said. Ascena...

Tyson Johnson, 34 Security systems project manager, Aurora Health Care Milwaukee Tyson Johnson is responsible for security functions—including door access control projects and surveillance processes—throughout four hospitals in his specific region within Aurora Health Care. “A big thing that we're working on right now is the upgrade from our old surveillance system into the new Genetec system, so we're working with different vendors � and manufacturers,”...